HARDY PERENNIALS—Continued 
(*) Asterisk indicates plants that are suitable for rock garden planting. 
ASTER 
Climax —Very showy. Tall spikes, large, light lavender-blue flowers. Blooms in September. 
♦Mauve Cushion —Very distinct, grows in a cushion shape plant, covered with silvery 
mauve flowers in October and November. 
St. Egwin —A pleasing rosy pink, very free blooming, dwarf habit. September. 
Stokes —Lavender-blue centaurea-like blossoms, succeeding in any open, sunny location. 
Aster 
BAPTISIA 
(False-Indigo) 
Australias —Attractive dark green foliage, dark blue pea¬ 
shaped flowers produced in June on top of spikes 2 feet hgh. 
CALAMINTHA 
(Calamint) 
*Alpina —A good rock plant or for the edge of the border, 
small blue flowers in June. Does well in dry, sunny location. 
CALLIRHOE 
(Creeping Poppy) 
♦Involucrata —Large saucer-shaped flowers of bright rosey 
crimson, with white centers. Blooms all summer and fall. 
Trailing habit, with finely divided foliage. 
CAMPANULA 
(Canterbury Bells) 
♦Carpatica —A pretty species growing in compact tufts. 
Flowers clear blue, held erect on wiry stems. Blooming from 
June until October. 
Media —The well-known “Canterbury Bells.” Its numerous 
branches crowded with deep bells, the edges softly rolled 
back and fluted. Very showy for garden, blooms in July. 
Mixed colors. Valuable for cutting. See cut below. 
CATANANCHE 
(Cupids Dart) 
Coerulea —H e a d s of 
pretty deep blue flowers 
on long stems. Profuse 
and excellent cut flow¬ 
ers. July, August and 
September. 
CENTAUREA 
♦Dealbata —Large and 
striking rose pink flow¬ 
ers. June and July. Good 
for the rock garden as 
well as the border. 
Montana (Corn Flow¬ 
er) —Grows 2 feet high, 
bearing large violet- 
blue flowers from July 
to September. 
CERASTIUM 
(Snow in Summer) 
♦Tomentosum —A low, 
creeping plant with the 
upper surface of the 
leaves light in color and 
woolly; it bears a pro¬ 
fusion of pretty white 
flowers. Much used for 
edging and rock work, 
where it keeps in bloom 
all summer. 
Canterbury Bells 
COREOPSIS 
Lanceolata — Valuable 
border plant, because of 
their profusion of showy 
yellow flowers, very 
hardy. Easy culture. 
One to two feet. June 
and September. 
DAISY 
Alaska —A splendid 
form of the Shasta 
daisy. The whole plant 
is gigantic, but compact 
and graceful, white 
flowers four and five 
inches across. Very free 
flowering. Good for cut 
flowers. 
Hartje & Elder —One 
of the largest and earli¬ 
est blooming daisies. In 
bloom for memorial day. 
Valuable for cut flowers. 
♦Korean —Newer per¬ 
ennial. Large white 
flowers with golden cen¬ 
ter often turning to 
shell pink. Suitable for 
rockery. 
Painted Daisy — See 
Pyrethrum. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
(New Early Blooming) 
Lady Florence —L a r g e flowering type. 
Brick red and yellow petals. Globular ap¬ 
pearance. 
Lady Doris —Yellow. Very double. This 
gives it a pom-pom effect, with all the 
beauty of the large flowered type in the 
greenhouse, both in color and shape. 
Fields of Snow —Pure white button. 
Lady Violet —Large yellow calyx sur¬ 
rounded by a color of old gold and coppery 
red. Flowers often three inches and are 
as open as a Gaillardia. The centers are 
fully exposed to view. 
Mrs. Fred Shoaff —Immense bloomer, lav¬ 
ender flowers, yellow centers. 
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Spring Hill’s Garden 
Collection 
KL9 
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A SUPER VALUE 
Flowers from early spring to late 
fall of all colors and description, 2 
each of 12 varieties our selection. 
These fine field grown plants will give 
you an abundance of bloom the first 
year. 
24 perennial plants for $2.50 prepaid 
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